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Thread: Suggestion: Rear Echelon Rework 21 Jul 2015, 13:15 PM Jump back to quoted post21 Jul 2015, 13:07 PMPhy I can't bet for any of the suggestions made here because all of them look interesting. Anyway just give a bit of love to this unit because right now, as it has been widely argued, is a unit without any role/impact in the USF army. Yeah, these are just MY suggestions. Tear them apart all you want but I think the answer for USF is to rework rear echelons regardless of how its done. Heck even just the 210MP cost with +25% accuracy buff and change to volley fire would already make them much better. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Suggestion: Rear Echelon Rework 20 Jul 2015, 21:08 PM Interesting, I had not thought about the negatives of moving .50cal to HQ (it's been mentioned a ton of times and up until now I figured it was a decent idea). It would be really OP vs OKW. Like I said before 60mm mortar in HQ would probably just barely do the job and suck for the most part. And it's just awkward. I'm open to a Willis Jeep type of idea, but that doesn't necessarily help USF with the issues of clearing enemy units out of garrisons. And as has always been the case super early vehicles are REALLY hard to balance - be it soviet clown car, OKW kubel, WC51, or even go back to kangaroo carrier in vCOH. It's a dangerous road. I still say the changes as I suggested are still the best way to improve both the Rear Echelon squad AND bolster USF early game without being OP. This will help USF with clearing out MGs but also with holding positions. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Suggestion: Rear Echelon Rework 20 Jul 2015, 19:45 PM You know, I keep hearing about the possibility of USF getting 60MM mortar. And while I think that could be nice, it is a really weird starting unit IMO. It isn't very mobile and I'm sure relic would make it pretty shitty. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Suggestion: Rear Echelon Rework 20 Jul 2015, 19:30 PM Jump back to quoted post20 Jul 2015, 19:24 PMdaspoulos muh dual bazooka penal unit I knew there was going to be a lot of this. Yes RE's synergize well with bazookas, and yes RE's can build tank traps. Yes i get it. That still does nothing to fix the fact that they have untapped potential as a USF starting unit that could open up USF from the rather stale opening of "rifleman spam". In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Suggestion: Rear Echelon Rework 20 Jul 2015, 18:43 PM Jump back to quoted post20 Jul 2015, 18:40 PMGreenDevil What about a 60 munition flamer upgrade? Because USF needs something with a bit of range. The idea is that they could support rifleman, not get mowed down with them in a suicidal flamer rush... In: COH2 Balance
Thread: OKW Tech: Is it Fair? 20 Jul 2015, 18:30 PM So all the other factions had various changes to the tech. All the factions except for OKW. Now, I would argue that OKW already has the best tech structure in the game - each tier offers a variety of complementary units, each building provides a secondary benefit (flak, mechanics, medics), and OKW has very early access to some late game unit types (walking stuka/Jagdpanzer4) - not to mention that once they have all their tech they unlock the heaviest tank in the game and it isn't even doctrinal. So my question, especially with the recent tech changes, is if OKW's tech is fair? I don't think it is and I think some of the following changes should be considered: Increase Panzer HQ cost from 80 to 100 FU. Make both battle group and mech HQ a requirement to unlock panzer HQ. Swap out the Jagdpanzer and Walking stuka with Luchs and Obers into whichever HQ seems best - just so long as stuka and Jagdpanzer end up in Panzer HQ. Not saying to do all or even any of these, but I think some kind of change is needed. I'm afraid we'll see some OPKness in this upcoming patch. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Suggestion: Rear Echelon Rework 20 Jul 2015, 18:22 PM Rear Echelon Rework Why does this unit need a rework? As it stands now this unit is caught somewhere between an unnecessary engineer (since it does not have mines, and since USF vehicle crews can repair their own), cannon fodder, or niche strats, or a bazooka platform. The bottom line is that Rear Echelons are a weirdly designed unit without a clearly designed role. To make matters worse USF starting options are very limited and this is only one of two non doctrinal units available to US at start of game (ambulance does not count). I can understand why some people wouldn’t want to make any changes to this unit - under reasoning such as it’s a good bazooka platform, my “X” niche strategy works sometimes, or it’s nice to have super cheap cannon fodder. Or even because you just like that it can build tank traps (great!). However, RE needs to be reworked because the unit has a very awkward lineup of abilities and traits, and aside from adding a new unit to T0 reworking REs is the best way to solve some of the problems with USF openings. Changes to Rear Echelon: Increase cost to 210MP (RE base accuracy is increased by 25%), No longer has grenade launcher without upgrade while in fighting position. Changes to Volley Fire – now works like infiltration grenades (as in it can only cool down while not in combat) but no longer costs MU to activate. Add grenade launcher upgrade: Grenade Launcher 60MU: Would work almost exactly as it does now except they could use it in the open ( - 1 sec to max reload while in garrison), while in the open would have a 2 sec setup time but no teardown time. What this does is gives USF a mobile light mortar of sorts but with short range. It could also be still be used inside fighting positions and now inside garrison as well (with a reload bonus). This upgrade takes up all weapon slots Also, grenade launcher will not be fired if volley fire is active. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Lieutenant Buff19 Jul 2015, 17:37 PM I just wish LT had a support ability tbh. Doesn't feel like an officer - feels like a sargent really. He's just a rifleman squad with some different weapons, better vet, and can sprint at vet3. It would be nice if he had an ability that when activated increased suppression resistance around him or something. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Sensible USF Changes 13 Jul 2015, 18:32 PM Jump back to quoted post11 Jul 2015, 08:37 AMBeefSurge I think maybe 340 to 360 is fair. I'd just drop but 100 even to 380 and fix the reinforce bug. Plus, if USf weapon teams had something done about the squad size and or received accuracy that would be enough to fix the unit. It is rather a strong unit and seriously hurt blobs. Also it gets those pretty gnarly shells at vet 2. As to all the talk about recon doc. I don't get it - it's one of the more unique and interesting docs in the game and especially the USF, but functionally it just falls flat. Rifleman observers needs to be fixed and buffed, M8 needs some kind of buff - honestly, the way I see it just make it a more anti-infantry version of the Stuart with cost to balance(just make canister shot pin infantry but do little damage...), Last air dropped combat group REALLY needs to be looked into. I like my suggestion best of course, but I've heard plenty of ideas about it that would be 100% better than the nonsense it is now - Light AT mines? On paratroopers? At CP 7? Really?? Relic???? WHY ARE MY ELITE LATE GAME PARATROOPERS DROPPING WITH RANDOM WEAPONS, EQUIPPED ONLY WITH AT MINES, AND HAVE AN UNMANNED AT GUN DROPPED WITH THEM. HOW DID THIS MAKE IT OUT OF THE ALPHA, MUCH LESS INTO THE GAME AT ALL. If we wanted to make air dropped even simpler just have a regular paratrooper at CP3, or implement rangers at CP2... just some thoughts. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: CAS Pin Strafe + Recon + Stuka Dive Bomb in Base8 Jul 2015, 22:40 PM @ OP. I suggested this on the relic community forums: Change allegiance of CAS from Wehrmacht to USF. In: COH2 Balance